Stories of
American Heroes -
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Edwin Joseph Hill

TAPS

Fading light dims the sight,
And a star gems the sky,
Gleaming bright.
From afar drawing nigh,
Falls the night.

Day is done, gone the sun,
From the lake, From the hills,
From the sky.
All is well, safely rest,
God is nigh.

Then good night, Peaceful night,
Till the light of the dawn
Shineth bright,
God is near, do not fear,
Friend, good night.

National Memorial Cemetery
of the Pacific
A-895

Born:October 04, 1895 at Philadelphia, PA

Entered
Service in the US Navy from Pennsylvania

Earned The Medal of Honor During World War II For heroism
December 07, 1941 at Pearl Harbor, HI

Died:December
07, 1941 at the age of 46

During the
height of the strafing and bombing attack on the U.S. Naval
Fleet a Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Chief Boatswain Hill
led his men of the linehandling details of the U.S.S. Nevada to
the quays, cast off the lines and swam back to his ship. Later,
while on the forecastle, attempting to let go the anchors, he
was blown overboard and killed by the explosion of several
bombs.